As the planet heats up, the conversation about children and climate change is shifting from distant futures to the wiring of ...

Parents today are paying closer attention to children's brain development, from nutrition to screen habits. A paediatrician ...

The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

Children whose mothers had higher vitamin D levels during pregnancy scored better on tests of memory, attention and problem-solving skills at ages 7 to 12 compared with those whose mothers had lower ...

SDG 3 - Good health and wellbeing. This Collection welcomes original research articles that aim to unravel the earliest mechanisms and their timing in healthy brain development and in newborn / ...

The process of “epigenetic memory” in nerve cells plays a key role in learning ability, memory function, and healthy brain ...

A top brain expert reveals the specific dietary boundaries he sets at home to prevent neurological damage and foster peak ...

A new study maps how prenatal stress alters immune signalling in the developing brain at a level of detail not seen before ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

A team of scientists led by the Institute for Glial Sciences (IGS) at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine has discovered a built-in “brake” that controls when key brain cells mature.

Co-play and face-to-face interaction shape communication, emotional growth and problem-solving. Play, whether a child plays alone, with peers or with caregivers, supports brain development and early ...